Author: Graham Salisbury
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Keywords: magnet, trouble, coconut, calvin
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2009-03-24
List price: $12.99
ISBN-10: 0385737017
ISBN-13: 9780385737012

Fourth-grader Calvin lives near the beach in Oahu with his mom and little sister. Mom says: “You’re the man of the house.” But Calvin’s not great at being the man of the house, or taking care of his responsibilities. He’s too busy having fun with his pals, and avoiding Tito, the bully.Trouble Magnet is the first book in a new series for younger readers full of all the fun of growing up in Hawaii. It introduces a wonderful multicultural cast of characters, including Mr. Purdy, who calls his fourth-grade class Boot Camp; Uncle Scoop, who runs the lunch wagon at the beach; Ledward, Mom�

Author: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Keywords: runner, woods
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2010-01-12
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 0385738846
ISBN-13: 9780385738842

Author: Rebecca Stead
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Keywords:
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2009-07-14
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 0385737424
ISBN-13: 9780385737425

Winner of the 2010 John Newbery MedalFour mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever.By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it’s safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy on the corner.But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a new kid for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda’s mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then Miranda finds a mysterious note scrawled on a tiny slip of

Author: Dana Reinhardt
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Keywords: harmless
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2007-02-13
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 0385746997
ISBN-13: 9780385746991

There was a man. He had a knife. He attacked us down by the river.It was just a harmless little lie.Anna, Emma and Mariah concoct a story about why they’re late getting home one night—a story that will replace their parents’ anger withconcern. They just have to stand by it. No matter what. Suddenly the police are involved, and the town demands that someone be punished. And then there is the man who is arrested and accused of a crime that never happened.

Author: Viola Canales
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Keywords: worm, tequila
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2007-03-13
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0375840893
ISBN-13: 9780375840890

Author: Ann Halam
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Keywords: novel, siberia
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2005-06-14
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0385746504
ISBN-13: 9780385746502

When Sloe was tiny, her Papa disappeared and she and her mama went to live in a prison camp in the snowy north, in a time and place when there are no more wild animals. Mama’s crime: teaching science, and her dedication to the hope that the lost animal species can be reborn. To Sloe, Mama’s secret work is magic, as enchanting as Mama’s tales of a bright city across the ice where they will be free. Years later, Sloe is sent to a prison school, and Mama disappears. At 13, Sloe escapes, pursued by a mysterious man. With only hope to keep her going, Sloe sets out on a solitary 1000-mile jou

Author: Liz Gallagher
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Keywords: invisible, opposite
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2008-01-08
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 0375841520
ISBN-13: 9780375841521

Alice and Jewel have been best friends since grade school. Together, they don’t need anyone else, and together they blend into the background of high school. Invisible. To Alice, Jewel is the opposite of invisible. Jewel is her best friend who goes to Indie concerts and art shows with her. Jewel scoffs at school dances with her. Alice is so comfortable around Jewel that she can talk to him about almost anything. But she can’t tell him that she likes the cool, popular Simon. And then Simon asks her to the school dance the same day that Jewel kisses her for the first time. Still, she can’t